Social Media and Sleep: Is There a Problem?

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

social mediaSeveral studies have indicated that teens and young adults who are heavy users of social media are at high risk of sleep habits that run against recommendations. A causal connection and its direction are yet to be established. Examples of these studies include: A study of University of Texas students indicated that frequent use of social media was most likely to show signs of sleep and mood disorders. A study of 473 residents of Philadelphia who were in their twenties reported that nearly all of them kept a mobile device near the bed and occasionally used them to call, browse the internet, text and sending out emails. A study of Harvard students with irregular sleep patterns indicated that they had lower grade-point averages than those whose sleep times were relatively invariant.

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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.

Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:

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